All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1061
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Kick-Ass snatches US box office title with $19.8m debut
Lionsgate’s action romp Kick-Ass won the weekend box office race in North American when all was said and done, opening top on $19.8m.
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Summit acquires iconic Men Are From Mars relationship franchise
Summit Entertainment has acquired worldwide film and television rights to the entire franchise based on communication expert John Gray’s book series Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.
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NewsWBPI reports higher $55.3m overseas weekend for Clash
Clash Of The Titans held on to pole position at the box office and grossed $55.3m at the weekend as Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) confirmed results were almost $2m higher than initial weekend estimates.
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NewsIFC falls for French hit Heartbreaker in US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Pascal Chaumeil’s French hit Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) ahead of its North American premiere at COLCOA in Los Angeles tonight [19].
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NewsAlex Walton joins Exclusive as president of international sales
Alex Walton has joined Exclusive Film Distribution as president of international sales and distribution, effective May 1.
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Maui shoot underway on comedy Get A Job!
Principal photography is underway on the comedy Get A Job! by Brian Kohne and produced by Stefan Schaefer.
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NewsCommission gives go-ahead to film futures exchange
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has approved a proposal by Media Derivatives to set up a futures exchange trading in box office opening weekends.
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NewsLionsgate boards sales on Machine Gun Preacher for Cannes
Lionsgate will commence pre-sales in Cannes on the action drama Machine Gun Preacher that Marc Forster will direct starring Gerard Butler.
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NewsThe Dry Land, Waste Land win big in Dallas
Ryan Piers Williams’ The Dry Land won the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature and Lucy Walker’s Waste Land took the documentary honour as the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival ended.
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SPC complete filming on Cannes doc Inside Job
Sony Pictures Classics has completed production on Charles Ferguson’s documentary Inside Job, set to receive its premiere out of competition at Cannes.
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FeaturesA sporting chance
The soccer World Cup in South Africa (June 11-July 11) will attract global audiences in their billions. How will international distributors compete? Jeremy Kay reports
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NewsClash looks to extend overseas rule to third weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International’s sword and sandals remake Clash Of The Titans will seek to vanquish all before it as it approaches the third weekend of release.
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NewsTribeca Film Institute announces Sloan grant recipients
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has announced the films that will receive financial and creative support from the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund provided by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation.
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NewsDark Horse Comics, Hammer Films form graphic novel alliance
Dark Horse Comics and Exclusive Media Group’s Hammer Films are partnering on a series of co-branded original graphic novels and comic books.
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NewsHBO takes TV rights to Gibney's My Trip To Al Qaeda
HBO Documentary Films has acquired domestic television rights to the prolific Oscar winning documentary film-maker Alex Gibney’s My Trip To Al Qaeda.
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NewsMy Name Is Khan joins IFFLA line-up
Fox International’s director’s cut of My Name Is Khan has been added to the line-up at the 8th annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which runs from April 20-25.
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CIS Visual Effects Group acquires Postmodern Sydney assets
Hollywood and Vancouver-based CIS Visual Effects Group has acquired the assets of Postmodern Sydney.
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FeaturesBetting on the box office?
This week, a US Commission will vote on whether a film’s projected box office takings should be traded on a futures exchange. Jeremy Kay looks at the implications.
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NewsHayley Atwell cast as love interest in Marvel Studios' Captain America
Hayley Atwell has been cast opposite Chris Evans as Peggy Carter in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger.
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Tanner Hall takes feature prize at 15th Gen Art Film Festival
Tatiana Von Furstenberg and Francesca Gregorini’s Tanner Hall won the Acura grand jury award for best feature as the 15th Gen Art Film Festival came to a close.